[¶1]
On September 16, 2016, Kavonya Jones fled from police
officers who were trying to locate an individual who was
thought to be her boyfriend. She was subsequently charged
with and convicted of Class A misdemeanor resisting law
enforcement and Class A misdemeanor driving while suspended.
On appeal, Jones challenges her conviction for resisting law
enforcement. Specifically, Jones contends that the evidence
is insufficient to sustain her conviction. Alternatively, she
contends that the trial court erred in instructing the jury
and in finding that alleged prosecutorial misconduct did not
warrant a mistrial. Concluding that the evidence is
sufficient to sustain the challenged conviction and finding
no error by the trial court, we affirm.

Facts
and Procedural History

[¶2]
At approximately 12:30 p.m. on September 16, 2016, Corporal
Travazz Buckley, Deputy Brandon Berry, and Lieutenant Kenny
Sanders (collectively, "the Officers"), all of the
Marion County Sherriff's Department, were on duty working
with the Department's warrant unit in Indianapolis. The
Officers were attempting to locate Tyrone Esters, who had
outstanding warrants for battery on law enforcement and
burglary. Esters was described to the Officers as a
"dark-complected, medium-sized male" who was about
six feet tall and was known to change his hairstyle,
sometimes wearing his hair in "dreads." Tr. Vol.
II, p. 17.

[¶3]
While attempting to locate Esters, the Officers conducted
surveillance on a residence located at 4630 East
34th Street. The Officers chose this residence
"based on information that [Jones] was living at the
address and [because Lieutenant Sanders] had serval prior
contacts with [Jones and] knew she was associated with"
Esters. Tr. Vol. II, p. 16. Specifically, Jones "was
known to [Lieutenant Sanders] as the girlfriend of Tyrone
Esters at the time." Tr. Vol. II, p. 18. The Officers
had also received information that Esters could be driving a
gold "Chevy Malibu." Tr. Vol. II, p. 161.
Lieutenant Sanders knew that Jones frequently drove a gold
Malibu. While Corporal Buckley watched the residence,
Lieutenant Sanders and Deputy Berry waited in a nearby
parking lot.[1]

[¶4]
Corporal Buckley observed Jones drive away from her residence
in the gold Malibu. When Jones returned a short time later,
Corporal Buckley observed a black male who appeared to match
Esters's general description in the passenger seat of the
vehicle. Corporal Buckley informed the other officers that he
may have spotted their target. They then made their way to
Jones's residence. Once Lieutenant Sanders arrived, he
pulled his vehicle behind the gold Malibu and he and Corporal
Buckley activated their emergency lights.

[¶5]
After the Officers activated their emergency lights, Jones
accelerated her vehicle such that "a little bit of dust
kicked up." Tr. Vol. II, p. 163. Corporal Buckley was
forced to swerve to avoid being hit by Jones who pulled out
on to 34thStreet "without stopping at the
stop sign." Tr. Vol. II, p. 165. Jones then turned onto
Drexel Avenue before stopping. Corporal Buckley testified
that Jones "knows [his] truck" and that his lights
and sirens were on as he approached her vehicle. Tr. Vol. II,
p. 10.

[¶6]
After Jones stopped her vehicle, the Officers ordered both
Jones and the passenger to exit the vehicle. Once out of the
vehicle, it was clear to the Officers that the passenger was
not Esters. Nevertheless, Jones was placed under arrest for
fleeing from the Officers and for driving with a suspended
license.

[¶7]
On September 17, 2016, the State charged Jones with Class A
misdemeanor resisting law enforcement by fleeing and Class A
misdemeanor driving while suspended. Before the matter
proceeded to trial, Jones filed a motion to suppress in which
she alleged that her arrest was illegal because the Officers
did not have reasonable suspicion to stop her. Following a
hearing, the trial court denied Jones's motion. At the
end of trial, a jury found Jones guilty as charged.

Discussion
and Decision

[¶8]
On appeal, Jones challenges her conviction for resisting law
enforcement. Specifically, Jones contends that the evidence
is insufficient to sustain her conviction. Alternatively, she
contends that the trial court erred in instructing the jury
and in finding that the deputy prosecutor's alleged
misconduct did not warrant a new trial.

I.
Sufficiency of the Evidence

[¶9]
In challenging her conviction for resisting law enforcement,
Jones argues that the evidence is insufficient to prove that
the Officers had reasonable suspicion to stop her.

When reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence to support a
conviction, appellate courts must consider only the probative
evidence and reasonable inferences supporting the verdict. It
is the fact-finder's role, not that of appellate courts,
to assess witness credibility and weigh the evidence to
determine whether it is sufficient to support a conviction.
To preserve this structure, when appellate courts are
confronted with conflicting evidence, they must consider it
most favorably to the trial court's ruling. Appellate
courts affirm the conviction unless no reasonable fact-finder
could find the elements of the crime proven beyond a
reasonable doubt. It is therefore not ...

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